Improved shears



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TO ALL WHOM IT MAYCONGERN:

Be it known. that H. P. BALL and A. L. GRAVES, of Albany, in the countyof Albany, and in the State of New York, havel invented a new and usefulimprovement' in Shears;. and do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing-s, and to 'the letters of reference marked thereon.

' Inthe annexed drawings, making ,part of this specification, A A.represent the handles of the shears, pivoted together at g, with thejaws BBformed-ou their forward ends. These handlesv with jaws formedupon them are made of malleable iron, or any other suitable material.The inner faces of the jaws B B are provided with recesses, into whichare fitted the steel blades or knives C C, These kniveshave cuttingedges, and are pivoted to the jaws B Blnear their forward ends by meansof screws lat e e. The heels of-these knives are stationed at anydesired point, or moved by means of set-screws d CZ which act againsttheir back edges. The inner ends of the knives C C are bevelled, asseen, from a to x, so 'that when a' screw is inserted in the jaw, 'asseen ,at a,

the under side of the screw-head will fit the bevel of the knife. Thescrews a a are for the purpose of station?.

blades C C may be adjusted upon the'jaws as fast as said blades wearaway on their cutting edges by use. To

ing the knives or blades at their rear ends. It will readily be seenthat by this arrangement and construction the 4change or adjust theblade, the screws a a are loosened, and the set-screws d d turnedforward as far as it is desired to set the said blades up at theirl'heels. The screws a a are then tightened again, and the blades areheld fast in the desiredposition. When the knives or blades wear out theold ones can be replaced by 'new ones.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secureby Letters Patent, is- Adjusting the knives orbladesCfChpon thel jaws B'B of the shears, substantialljtin the mannerand for the purpose herein specified. l l In testimony Ithat we claimthe foregoing, we have 'hereunto set our hands and seals this 15th dayof October, 1866.

V1.5L /P.` BALL, Y l A. L. GRAVES.

Witnesses:

H.' P. NUsEN'r, THEODORE SAWYER.

